DOSAGE FORM FOR PROVIDING ASCENDING DOSE OF DRUG - Patent 0957899

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EP 0 957 899 A2

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(43)	Date of publication:
	24.11.1999 Bulletin 1999/47

(21)	Application number: 97936421.0

(22)	Date of filing: 08.08.1997

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61K 9/ 20^{( . )}

A61K 9/ 00^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1997/013816

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1998/006380 (19.02.1998 Gazette 1998/07)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE

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Priority:

16.08.1996 US 19960023286P

(71)	Applicant: ALZA CORPORATION
	Palo Alto California 94303-0802 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	SHIVANAND, Padmaja Mountain View, CA 94040 (US) AYER, Atul, D. Palo Alto, CA 94303 (US) WRIGHT, Jeri, D. Dublin, CA 94568 (US) LAM, Andrew San Francisco, CA 94122 (US) HAMEL, Lawrence, G. Mountain View, CA 94040 (US)

(74)	Representative: Stebbing, Peter John Hunter, et al
	Ablett & Stebbing, Caparo House, 101-103 Baker Street London W1M 1FD London W1M 1FD (GB)

(54)	DOSAGE FORM FOR PROVIDING ASCENDING DOSE OF DRUG